Friday, January 05, 2007

Steely Dan: Dirty Work [1972]

This song plays as the final credits roll in Once in a Lifetime, the recent documentary on the New York Cosmos. It had been a while since I heard it and was reminded of what a great song - tired and decadent - it is.

Fagen and Becker recently penned a hilarious letter to Luke Wilson accusing his brother Owen of being a sellout who stole the title character in You, Me, and Dupree from them. They warn Luke that he risks being remembered “as the brother of the Zal Yanovsky of the 21st century.”

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yes!!! FINALLY!!!!! Someone besides me who acknowledges that NY Cosmos/ESPN documentary! Everbody looks at me cross-eyed when I mention it. That soundtrack(?) almost made soccer bearable!

Sheridan Dupre said...

It is worth mentioning, and seeing. The soundtrack is great, it takes itself lightly (deliberately using 70s era graphics and fonts etc), and it is fascinating to see Giants stadium filled with 70,000 soccer fans in the late 70s. Would that the MLS could pull them in like that. Perhaps when Beckham come to the LA Galaxy...

Anonymous said...

You've a prognosticator and a lover!

David Beckham to Join L.A. Galaxy...
LONDON (AP) -- David Beckham will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season to join the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in a five-year deal.
The move was announced Thursday following the end of talks on extending the 31-year-old English midfielder's contract with the Spanish club.
"This week, Real Madrid asked me to make a decision regarding my future and the offer to extend my contract by a further two seasons," Beckham said in a statement.
"After discussing several options with my family and advisers to either stay here at Madrid or join other major British and European clubs, I have decided to join the Los Angeles Galaxy and play in the MLS from August this year."